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| MacDonald Munyoro of NAYO making a presentation @Busan Forum in South Korea |
The 2nd Busan Global Partnership
Forum 2015 has started in South Korea; running from the 23rd -24th of November.
The forum gathers together 200 delegates drawn from governments, the private
sector and broader Civil Society organizations.
The journey from Aid
Effectiveness to Development Effectiveness has been a series of High Level Meetings
in which both donor and recipients crafted concrete solutions for sustainable
development.
The Development Effectiveness
trajectory got a momentum in 2002 when there was Monterrey Consensus on Finance
for Development which underscored the need to access the quality of Official
Development Assistance (ODA) as well as increase volume.
Persistent dissatisfaction with
Aid performance has led to a series of other High Level Meetings (HLMs) in Rome
2003(Declaration on Harmonization), Paris 2005-the Declaration on Aid
Effectiveness, Accra Agenda for Action in 2008, Dili Declaration on Fragile
States in 2010, Bogota Statement on South to South Cooperation (SSC) in 2010,
Busan High Level Meeting in 2011, the Global Partnership in 2012 among other
key meetings.
The key objectives of the 2015 Busan Annual Forum is to review progress in implementing the principles
and commitments at country level, sharing critical reflections and putting
forward recommendations to Global Partnership for Effective Development
Cooperation (GPEDC )’s bi-annual HLMs and Global Monitoring Reports,
to promote a clear, shared understanding of GPEDC’s contribution to the
post-2015 development agenda and provide an opportunity for country-level
stakeholders to feedback and engage on this agenda and to provide a
forum for GPEDC stakeholders beyond the Steering Committee to contribute to its
work by sharing their ideas and practical experience with each other.
The 2015 Forum will be the first GPEDC meeting to take place after the UN Sustainable Development Summit – as such key themes have been identified as priorities for the 2015 Forum. These include:
The 2015 Forum will be the first GPEDC meeting to take place after the UN Sustainable Development Summit – as such key themes have been identified as priorities for the 2015 Forum. These include:
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The role of GPEDC and its contribution to the
2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
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The role of the private sector in
development effectiveness and
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Development effectiveness in states of
fragility.
The Forum will also feature side meetings on Climate Financing,
South to South Cooperation, Financing for Results and the role of CSO’s in
Development Effectiveness.
As part of this meeting, several
institutions are attending and from Civil Society there are Global
organizations such as CSO Partnership for Development Effectiveness (CPDE), the
youth are also represented by National Association of Youth Organizations (NAYO
Zimbabwe) which is the CPDE Global Youth Sector Coordinator and NAYO will make
a presentation on, “Engaging the 'torch-bearers' - youth footprints on the
Busan Agenda. The topic focuses on the Busan principle of Inclusive Development
Partnerships – this based on regional and national experiences of youth.
The main question is how Busan Principles are being implemented at national level in different countries. In
doing so, it is important to take into account the principle of inclusive
ownership, with all actors involved in development. The governments should
harmonize their policies; consult the stakeholders in putting up and consolidating
the development agenda with all stakeholders such as Youth, Women, Private
sector, CSOs, development partners, among other being involved.
Many stakeholders are calling for
harmonization of all developmental tools, to speak the same language depending
on regional and national context. Zimbabwe included; there is need to see how
Busan outcomes can be linked to the policy document Zim-ASSET.
Let’s Wait and See!
Misheck Gondo
Misheck is an International
Relations Expert and a Policy Advocate
Contact: gondo.gism@gmail.com
